tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Feb 21 08:37:44 2003
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Re: KLBC
From: "Gina Newman" <[email protected]>
> I'm having trouble knowing when to use the verb suffix *-choH*. I know it
is a change in state, but still don't quite understand when it's used.
This message seems to have gone unanswered too (is Quvar away?), so I'll
give an answer.
You use /-choH/ when your meaning is "start to do something" or "begin to be
something." Here are some examples:
jIQongchoH
I start to sleep.
bIyoHchoH
You begin to be brave.
yIjatlhchoH
Start talking!
The idea is that the action or quality is a change from what was true
before. Compare sentences without /-choH/:
jIQong
I sleep.
bIyoH
You are brave.
yIjatlh
Talk!
SuStel
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